Melancholia (Blu-ray) (UK Import)

Directed by Lars von Trier

Starring: Stefan Cronwall, Deborah Fronko, Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, Alexander Skarsgård, Stellan Skarsgård, Brady Corbet, Udo Kier, Jesper Christensen
Contributors: Meta Louise Foldager, Louise Vesth, Lars von Trier, Manuel Alberto Claro
Studio: Artificial Eye
Genre: Drama
Main Language: English
Region: Region B
Release Date: 23 Jan 2012
Originally Issued: 2011
No of Discs: 1
BBFC Cert: (15) Suitable for 15 years and over.
Run Time: 135 minutes

Description

Lars von Trier directs this sci-fi drama about the effects of depression on two sisters, Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg). Played out in two acts, the film opens with the wedding of Justine (Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgård): a sumptuous affair paid for by Justine's Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and her husband John (Kiefer Sutherland). However, when Justine notices a strange star in the sky, she starts behaving oddly and the wedding is ruined.

The film's second act follows Justine, now extremely weak and ill, after she goes to live with her sister. As Claire and John struggle to deal with Justine's condition, astronomy buff Claire becomes increasingly concerned about a large blue planet that is threatening to collide with the earth. Charlotte Rampling and John Hurt co-star.

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